The evident increase in the country’s Covid-19 cases is not yet a cause for “real alarm” but the public should still be vigilant against the increasing transmission of the virus, a health expert said on Monday, June 27. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) recently placed five...
Passion Revolution takes centerstage in this year’s Watsons HWB Virtual Summit and Awards The Watsons team led by their general manager Danilo Chiong and chief operating officer Jeff Go after the successful Virtual summit and Awards Watsons staged Passion Revolution: The 2022 HWB Virtual Summit...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) will provide P7,500 worth of financial assistance to eligible students for their mental health-related expenses. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS FACEBOOK) This financial support is to be given per semester according to a news report...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The administration of the first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to non-immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 is not yet for implementation, an official of the...
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always put top priority on protecting the people's health while at the same time keeping the economy afloat. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that its next secretary as well as the Marcos administration will stick to "science" in implementing the different policies regarding public health. Among the challenges that the DOH is facing is the spread of “misinformation and...
Advancements in science and technology can do wonders in terms of defying aging. You can look a decade younger than your actual age. A healthy lifestyle goes a long way in delaying the aging process too! There is, however, one thing we are powerless to control: menopause. We cannot halt the...
Senator Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ Angara on Saturday, June 25 urged Filipinos, particularly those suffering from chronic ailments to avail of free medical check-ups and prevent the occurrence of potentially serious conditions that could lead to hospitalization, costly procedures, or even...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Philippines has so far recorded more than 39,000 dengue cases since the start of this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Citing data from its Epidemiology Bureau, there were 39,705 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 4....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines are being given only to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and...
The country’s health system which has become more “people-centered” with the passage of two landmark laws is the legacy in health care that President Duterte’s six-year administration will leave behind when his term ends on June 30, 2022. The two landmark laws are the Universal Health Care...
